driftfleet | And On Your Left You'll See a Tourist Mingle

You could've fooled me. You're pretty good at this whole costume thing.

Me, on the other hand, I'm useless with sewing.

Are you planning on going the masquerade, Hank? We can figure something out for you to wear...

[ she looks at Winn ]

Without giving Winn more work.

[masquerade?? Oh yes that thing, the event he automatically tuned out when he heard about it on the moon, and purposely turned out when Charles and Erik were briefly talking about it. Yes, that.

He is going to ignore the dress comment, Kitty. Because no. Just no]

I kind of come equipped with a costume. [he gestures to himself with a slight smile] But, uh - I wasn't planning to? It really isn't something I'm . . . uh. I'm not a party person.

[at all, whatsoever]

Uh huh. [Smiling at Winn before turning her look back to Hank.]

Oh, come on, Kara obviously wants you to go. [Kitty, what are you encouraging?]

[ yeah, kitty what are you encouraging? ]

Well, I think we've about exhausted this room - [ because he's not about to show off what they've done with project plato. ] who wants to see the rest of the ship?

[ he stands up again, hanging on to kitty's hand for a beat before finally letting go. ]

[ Kara gives Hank a look like, "well, kitty's not wrong" ]

You really should come. We'll throw something together for you.

[ back to the group ]

Okay, well, we also checked out the kitchen. The bridge maybe?

[. . . it was just decided he's going, huh]

Er. [he could say no, but . . . nah. He knows how to pick his battles] I can - find something, or make something. Probably.

I'd like to see the bridge?

[Apparently she's encouraging more time spent with the person who makes her feel the most awkward in the fleet. Good life planning.] Bridge party. Kitty stands up too. There's something strangely satisfying about having a tour of the Tourist. Not that I didn't already poke around last time.

[ great life planning. they should form a club - team extreme masochism. ]

To the bridge! This is where the jump-cut goes, if anyone's got any f-bombs to drop.

[ because awkward and embarrassing they already got pretty much covered. ]

We can also check out Chloe's labs, if we want.

[ she'll let Kitty and Winn go first, if they like ]

What's an f-bomb?

[I mean, he has an idea, but.

He steps aside so Kitty and Winn can lead the way]

[Is it just her or is even walking out of the room kind of awkward? But she'll just go.] Fuck. [What? It is.] He's making a movie editing reference...I think.

[ he puts a hand to his heart ]

You just get me.

[ it's not just her, but he's trying his best to ignore it. he follows her out. ]

You're the tour guide, we're just tagging along - [ he's not exactly sure why because everything they say or do just seems to dig a deeper more awkward hole, but they've gone too far to go back now. ]

[ she closes the door behind them ]

True. Sometimes it's easy to forget that I'm the only one who actually lives here.

...And I've been here the longest? That's weird.

Anyway! Bridge is this way.

[it's significantly less awkward than a few minutes ago, at least. He lets everyone go ahead of him to follow behind - but only because he can see over all of them for touring purposes]

I got the editing reference. Someone I knew liked to nickname people after different kinds of edits.

[and to Kara] How long have you been here?

[She smiles over at Winn for that comment.]

What was your nickname, Hank? [She had to ask, okay? Also, she is calling you Hank now. It's a step.]

Hey, I live here [ he's just not on the roster ] I'm just a recluse. [ not on purpose, he's just had a lot of work to keep him busy, so he's mostly been leaving kara's office only to meet people he's made plans with. or kara. ]

Maybe we'll do that capacity upgrade soon.

[ to Hank: ] Almost 3 months? Not nearly as long as others, but considering the sample size here...

It was Static. [he glances over at Kitty and shrugs] It didn't last very long.

And - yeah, that's still pretty long, all things considered. [that was how long he spent in Kyriakos, and it felt like over a year]

Oh. Okay, I already knew that one. But I didn't realize that's how you got it. [If she's honest she figured it had something to do with low humidity and furry and shocking himself.]

Two and a half months for me. It practically feels like time flies by here compared to the prison somehow. [She was there over eleven months and it felt like over six years! Which is odd and specific, isn't it?]

[ he holds a hand up ] Under two.

[ on the one hand, time really does fly; on the other, it feels like it has to have been a lot longer because his situation and his feelings about his predicament have changed so drastically. ]

See? I've been here the longest. Weird.

At least it's not 20 years in the Phantom Zone.

It was my team's theme. [he won't go into details about Rotten, his patron, if only because that's just. Awkward. And the awkward feel of this entire situation is finally going down and he doesn't want to chance bringing it back]

At least - it's not that long? [he says, desperately grasping for the bright side]

Oh that's okay. I didn't have anywhere else to be. [Said lightly like a joke and not like it's skimming the dark truth that two of the three people in this group who she has not made out with already know.]

[ should he be feeling special or offended? ]

You guys have to stop giving them ideas -

[ 'at least it's not this, at least it's not that' it's like he's the only one who's ever watched a movie! ]

[ LUCKILY THE BRIDGE IS HERE ]

I'm pretty sure they already have ideas, Winn.

Anyway, this is the bridge. I don't spend a lot of time here.

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